Woman in Sacred History: A Series of Sketches Drawn from Scriptural, Historical and Legendary Sources by Stowe, Harriet Beecher - 1874

NY: J. B. Ford and Company. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1874. Second Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full brown padded, beveled cloth, elaborate gilt lettering and embossed decoration on spine and cover, brown endpapers, aeg (red). Illustrated with 16 exquisite full-page, tissue-protected, chromo-lithographs in extremely deep, vibrant colors. These include portraits of Mary the Mother of our Lord; Hagar and Ishmael; Rebekah; Leah and Rachel; Miriam and Moses; Deborah; Delilah; Jephtha's Daughter; Ruth; Queen Esther; Judith; the Sistine Madonna; the Daughter of Herodias; The Woman of Samaria; Mary Magdalene; and Martha and Mary. Quite a magnificent production.. Covers lightly rubbed and worn, rear hinge just starting, preliminary and final page (only) lightly foxed, otherwise unmarked, tight, strong and clean. VERY GOOD+.. Color Illustrations. 4to 11" - 13" tall .